Improved car-coupling



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CHARLES MAUS, OFF DANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.-

Letters Patent No. 97 ,208,

dated November 23, 1 869.

IMPROVED CAR-COUPLING.

The Schedule referred to in these Letter Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, (Jr-muons MAUS, of Danville, in the county ofMontour, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Oar-Couplings; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the'let-ters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The nature ofmy invention consists in the construction and generalan'angement of a self-acting car-coupling, as will be hereinafter fullyset forth.

In order to enable others skilledin the art to which my inventionappertains, toinake and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itso0nstruction and operation, referring to the annexed dra\v ings, inwhich- Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section, and.

Figures 2'and 3 are end views of a car, with my coupling attached.

A represents the bottom of a railroad-car, to the under side of which issecured the draw-bar B.

This draw-ba is of the usual style, but turned edgewise instead ofhorizontally, as is usually ,the case.

.On the side of the draw-head B is secured a tube, 0, at right angles,within which is placed the bolt or coupling-pin D.

, The coupling-pin is within said tube surrounded by a spring, a, soarranged as to force the pin inward through the draw-head, there being ahole in the other side of the'draw-head for that purpose.

In the roof of the draw-head B, and in the rear of the coupling-pin I)is pivoted a drop, E, which, when the coupling-pin is withdrawn,.fallsdown against the hole through which the pin enters the draw-head,

The coupling-link G is made in the usual manner, but turned edgewise,and When the carsarehrought together, it strikes the drop E, raising thesame, and allowing the spring a to force the coupling-pin inward throughthe link, thus coupling the cars.

In rear of the drop E, within the draw-head, is

placed a guide, H, which holds the coupling-link G, in the properposition to be inserted in the opposite draw-head.

The rear end of the coupling-link G, in passing through the guide H,strikes a block, I, which is pressed forward by a spring, I), and yieldssufficiently to prevent any too sudden shock or jar when the cars arebrought together.- 7

The cars are uncoupled from the side by means of a ring attached to theouter end of the coupling- 'pin D.-

This manner of uncoupling, I propose to employ at one end of the car,but at the other end I attach a rope or chain, (1, to the outer end ofthe couplingpin, passing said rope around a pulley, 0, under theplatform up through said platibrm, and through the car.

By this means, in case of an accident, in case. it is desired tounconple the cars suddenly, any of the passengers may do so by merelypulling the rope d.

This'rope may also be pulled from the platform, to uncouple the cars,and may, for that purpose, at a suitable point, he provided with a ringto take hold by.

.Having thus fully described my invention,-

VVhatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Let-- ters Patent,.is

1. The arrangement, upon the side of the drawhead B, of the tube 0,coupling-pin D, and spring a, in combination with drop hi, allconstructed and operating substantially as and for the set forth. k

2. The combination and arrangement of the drawhead B, tube 0, pin D,spring a, drop E, guide H, block I, and spring I), all substantially asand for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own,

I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES MAUS.

Witnesses:

J muss V. \VHITE, J 01m A. ELLIs.

purposes herein

